Pickleball: the latest tenant to volley its way into old shopping malls
Industrial and commercial spaces are adapting to the growing popularity of pickleball, a paddle sport whose advocates say doesn't have enough places to play the game. That's led to shopping malls converting closed department stores into multi-court spaces.
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![Pickleball players get ready for a game at Progress Pickleball in Toronto, though management there says the growing popularity of the sport is leading to a shortage of court space. Several people stand on a pickleball court, discussing an upcoming game. A large pickleball is balanced on a post to their left.](https://i.cbc.ca/1.7095876.1706288423!/fileImage/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/16x9_620/pickleball.jpg)
Industrial and commercial spaces are adapting to the growing popularity of pickleball, a paddle sport whose advocates say doesn't have enough places to play the game. That's led to shopping malls converting closed department stores into multi-court spaces.